The word von means of (or, in names, from). In the name like von der Goltz the der suggests that a some time in the past the following nouns was feminine.
"Von" means of, "der" is the masculine form of The, and "Reich" means Empire, so "of the Empire.
Das Wahrzeichen von Frankreich is Der Eiffelturm in Paris. In English:- The trademark of France is the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Ivonne is an Italian equivalent of the French name Yvonne. The respective pronunciations of the feminine proper name -- whose meaning relates to yew wood (Taxus spp) used in archers' bows -- will be "ee-VON-ney" in Italian and "ee-von" in French.
von is German meaning "of", like the French "de". It was frequently used in the Middle Ages to state where an individual was from. It was commonly used to express nobility as well. "van" is essentially the Dutch equivalent.
Exmoor ist der Name eines Moors im Südwesten Englands. Es umfaßt Teile der Grafschaften von Somerset und Devon.Der Name Exmoor bedeutet das Moor, dem der Fluss Exe entspringt. Exe kommt vom Lateinischen Isca (Fluss) und moor kommt vom alt-Englischen mōr (Feuchtgebiet).
Max von der Groeben's birth name is Maximilian von der Groeben.
Alexander von der Groeben's birth name is Alexander Graf von der Groeben.
Bengt von der Burg's birth name is Bengt Jakob Ludvig von der Burg.
Ulrike von der Groeben's birth name is Ulrike Elfes.
Ursula von der Leyen's birth name is Ursula Albrecht.
Axel von der Busche's birth name is Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche-Streithorst.
Vicky von der Lancken's birth name is Vicky Lillemor Birgitta Lindberg.
It is a part-word meaning 'from' or 'of'; for example, "Alexander von Hergschloff" is "Alexander from Hergschloff".
Count of (Graf=Count, von=of)
Baron Karl Ludwig von der Pfordten was born in 1811.
"Von" means of, "der" is the masculine form of The, and "Reich" means Empire, so "of the Empire.
Most Dutch (Nederlanders) have a name that starts with "van", it means "from" like the German "von" but is not necessarily noble. Examples. van Gogh van der Merwe van der Vaart van der Graaf van den Berg van Heerden van Loggerenberg von Hindenburg von Braun